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Post by oberchis on Nov 23, 2012 6:05:31 GMT
I've just taken on a 20 year old welsh A stallion he has a collapsed crest, I was just wondering if there was anything I can do to make it upright again. I'm pretty sure once its flopped it can't go back to how it was before but thought I'd ask
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Post by Guestless on Dec 3, 2012 13:36:56 GMT
what is his weight like? Often collapsed crests are associated with obesity and/or EMS. If you can strip him back, then that may help but I agree with you that usually once they have collapsed, they always look a bit wonky.
A neck sweat may help but I'm not really keen on the concept as I feel they are a bit cruel.
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Post by lisadundee on Dec 3, 2012 14:31:09 GMT
Sadly not a chance, usually a collapsed crest is caused when the horse looses weight too quick and so looses the chunk that has supported the crest and it then flops over! Can also be caused when old stallions are cut late and loose their testosterone hormone. A neck sweat won't help x
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Post by gurnos on Dec 30, 2012 22:50:35 GMT
my stallion's neck started going over when he went to a friend on loan who fed him too much for showing. When He came back, I stripped him right back and broke him to ride and drive and taught him to jump. His neck did improve to the extent that I could put more weight back on him, but I had to keep him in work. but then when he went on loan for driving, they didn;t use him as much as I hoped and it went again. He's 16 now so I haven't bothered trying to get it right again
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